A vocalist is nowhere without a great song to sing, and pop hitmakers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller served up the best of the best. Here are Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog," the Drifters' "There Goes My Baby" and "Fools Fall in Love," Aretha Franklin's "Spanish Harlem," Ben E. King's "Stand by Me," George Benson's "On Broadway," Maria Muldaur's "I'm a Woman," the Clovers' "Love Potion No. 9," the Coasters' "Yakety Yak" and "Searchin'," and more.

"As pop auteurs who wrote, arranged and produced countless recordings … Leiber and Stoller advanced rock and roll to new heights of wit and musical sophistication. They were particularly influential during rock and roll's first decade, beginning with the original recording of 'Hound Dog' in 1953 and continuing through to the Drifters' 'On Broadway' in 1963. They brought a range of stylistic flavor to their story songs, which ranged from wisecracking, finger-popping hipster tunes to quieter love ballads."—Rock and Roll Hall of Fame